SAS eco surfboard art ready for auction (From Falmouth Packet)

SAS eco surfboard art ready for auction

11:10am Friday 26th September 2008

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Cornish surfboard shapers have been showing off their green fingered skills by creating eco friendly surfboard art for Surfers Against Sewage.

There is only a month to go now until the unique SAS surfboard art collection called Drawing Boards goes under the hammer at Bonhams.

Key to the project has been the craftsmanship of St Agnes based surfboard shapers Laminations.

The shapers have been instrumental in creating the more eco friendly collection and SAS say that by working with well-respected local shapers meant that they could ensure the highest quality finish.

Stevie Croft of Laminations said: "Working with more sustainable materials has been just as easy as working with their toxic counterparts.

“They behave well throughout the manufacturing process and give excellent performance in the water.

“It is also a great bonus for us not to be handling such toxic and polluting materials and, as can be seen with the drawing boards collections, these low impact materials produce a beautiful surfboard."

SAS has ensured that all the surfboards used in the collection have the smallest environmental impact possible. Each board has been made with Biofoam and glassed in eco-comp UV resins. These blanks and resins cost the same as their 100 per cent petro-chemicals counterparts, but these boards consist of more than 50 per cent organic material. Weight for weight they are proving stronger than traditional surfboards.

The directors of Bonhams were so impressed with the Surfers Against Sewage Drawing Boards collection that they decided to move the artworks to feature as centrepiece of their Urban Art auction on Thursday, October 23.

The boards will displayed at Bonhams’ New Bond Street gallery for the event and images of the collection will be used on auction invitations and as part of Bonhams’ publicity. A move that will help raise valuable awareness for SAS campaigns and attract the very best international bidders.

Surfing’s long-standing association with counter-culture movements such as urban art, along with the inclusion of leading street artists Nick Walker, Beejoir, Pure Evil and Eine, means the collection is perfectly placed to feature in one of the UK’s most eagerly anticipated urban art sales of the year.

SAS Executive Director, Hugo Tagholm said: “We are delighted that the Drawing Boards collection has its roots in the emerging environmentally friendly surfboard manufacture base that has its home in Cornwall. We are all eagerly anticipating the Urban Art Auction.

“Having this increased profile should not only help us achieve the very best fundraising goal but should also help attract new supporters and members to our ongoing campaign to keep the oceans clean.”

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